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=== Bridges === Several important or noteworthy bridges currently or historically exist at least partially in the county. Most of them cross [[Newark Bay]] or the [[Passaic River]] into [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] or [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] counties. The [[Newark Bay Bridge]] carries [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] over Newark Bay from Newark to [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]] and is currently the most southern bridge crossing the bay. The [[Upper Bay Bridge]], a [[vertical-lift bridge]] located just north of the [[Newark Bay Bridge]], carries a freight train line over the bay from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] to [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]]. The [[PD Draw]] is an abandoned and partially dismantled railroad bridge across the Passaic River from Newark to [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]]. The [[Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge]] carries [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck|Truck 1/9]] across the Passaic River and is currently the southernmost crossing of the river before it reaches the bay. It is a vertical-lift bridge and was the route that the [[Lincoln Highway]] used to cross the river. The [[Pulaski Skyway]], the most famous bridge entirely in New Jersey, carries [[U.S. Route 1/9|Route 1/9]] across the [[Passaic River]], [[Kearny Point]], and the [[Hackensack River]] from Newark through [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] to [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]. The [[Point-No-Point Bridge]] is a railroad [[swing bridge]] that carries a freight line across the Passaic River between Newark and Kearny. The [[Jackson Street Bridge]] is a historic vehicular swing bridge across the Passaic from Newark to [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]]. The [[Dock Bridge]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] carries four tracks of the Northeast Corridor rail line and two tracks of the PATH on two vertical lift spans from Newark Penn Station to Harrison. The [[New Jersey Route 158|Center Street Bridge]] is a former railroad, rapid transit, and road bridge connecting Newark and Harrison. The [[Bridge Street Bridge (Newark)|Bridge Street Bridge]] is another vehicular swing bridge across the Passaic from Newark to Harrison, as is the [[Clay Street Bridge]], a swing bridge that connects Newark and [[East Newark, New Jersey|East Newark]].
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